UN vote ·
ESS/2/79B: HUNGARY, FREE ELECTIONS
Voted 1956-11-03 · Colonialism
Yes
48
67%
No
7
10%
Abstain
17
24%
Absent
0
0%
Summary
TO ADOPT WHOLE OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE 5-POWER DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/3316), CALLING FOR FREE ELECTIONS UNDER UN AUSPICES TO BE HELD IN HUNGARY UPON ESTABLISHMENT OF LAW AND ORDER, SO HUNGARIANS COULD EXERCISE DETERMINATION OF THE FORM OF GOV
Voted against
Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Ukraine
Notable abstentions
Afghanistan, Austria, Cambodia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria